HexNoir
Well-known member
I'm coming to a point in my life where I have two choices - I can either keep my fiancee or I can drink.
I've heard all about the relationship between social phobia and alcohol - how the socially anxious are more inclined to self-medicate and slip into potential alcoholism than average folks - but for some reason I didn't see it creeping up on me until I counted my intake; 40 beers in a week might not be a lot to an everyday binger, but for me, that's way out of character... or at least it would have been just a few short months ago.
How many of you are self-medicators, or perhaps over-indulgers? Has anybody gotten over their alcoholism, more importantly? And if you don't mind, I'd love to hear some personal stories, should anyone feel so inclined to share. It's a sensitive topic, but I think the pain of talking about it bears a lot of meaning.
I've heard all about the relationship between social phobia and alcohol - how the socially anxious are more inclined to self-medicate and slip into potential alcoholism than average folks - but for some reason I didn't see it creeping up on me until I counted my intake; 40 beers in a week might not be a lot to an everyday binger, but for me, that's way out of character... or at least it would have been just a few short months ago.
How many of you are self-medicators, or perhaps over-indulgers? Has anybody gotten over their alcoholism, more importantly? And if you don't mind, I'd love to hear some personal stories, should anyone feel so inclined to share. It's a sensitive topic, but I think the pain of talking about it bears a lot of meaning.